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What is a tendon? How is it different from the ligament?
Tendons are very tough, fibrous tissue that connect muscle to bone. As the muscles move to make your limbs move, they pull on the tendons, which in turn, pull on the bones to make the actual movement.
Ligaments, on the other hand, connect bone to bone. For example, your knee has ligaments that go across it to stabilize the joint and to keep it from bending in ways that it shouldn't.
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